McCain: Obama Has a "Profound Misunderstanding" About Iraq

By: John Bentley
Topics: John McCain

(CBS)

From CBS News' John Bentley:

Using Barack Obama's decisions about who he will and won't meet with, John McCain attacked Obama over his policies toward Iraq. "Why is it that Sen. Obama wants to sit down with the President of Iran, but hasn't yet sat down with Gen. Petraeus?" McCain asked today, alluding to Obama's comments about meeting with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. While Obama has been in hearings with the American commander in Iraq, he has not had a private meeting with Gen. David Petraeus.

McCain was also critical of Obama's response to his invitation to go with him to Iraq. "I'd be glad to go with him, because these issues are far more important than any election," McCain said. The Obama campaign responded that the proposal was a "stunt," according to the response McCain read from Obama spokesman Bill Burton. "We don't need any more 'Mission Accomplished' banners or walks through Baghdad markets to know that Iraq's leaders have not made the political progress that was the stated purpose of the surge," Burton wrote.

McCain said Obama's response represents a "profound misunderstanding" of what is happening in Iraq. "I've been back to Iraq on many occasions," McCain said. "The most vital decision that any President of the United States can make, or frankly any elected official, has got to be about the security of this nation."

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by Torilin May 29, 2008 6:57 PM EDT: It''''s too soon for Obama and he is too liberal.
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Posted by gr8tday

Oh yeah? too liberal sounds like the right wing propaganda to try to tag on Obama. His policy so far seem very moderate and appears to be true continuation to Bush''s policy. It appears logical to elect him over McCain whos experience led him st8 into the viet-con prison and had to be bailed out by daddy adm. McCain.; Reply to this comment


by Torilin May 29, 2008 6:50 PM EDT: F-ing McInSane taking stuff out of context. I absolutely hate people like that most!! Fallacy after fallacy, they are treating the public like some idiots.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 May 29, 2008 2:27 PM EDT: Republicans seem to be consistent with convincing themselves of the validity of their own propaganda.; Reply to this comment


by gr8tday May 29, 2008 6:50 AM EDT: McCain didn''t get the media memo where Obama states that foreign policy is his strongest area in comparison with Hillary and McCain. Even in his strongest area, McCain and Hillary have the advantage of more experience and better qualifications. It''s too soon for Obama and he is too liberal.; Reply to this comment


by kelvin_ketty May 29, 2008 4:00 AM EDT: Clinton has taken Kentucky and Obama is right there in Oregon.
The Democratic race for nomination is still very much alive %u2013 and most likely to be decided by superdelegates %u2013 as CNN points out clearly

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/primary.wrap/index.html

If you%u2019re tired of waiting around for those super delegates to make a decision already, go to LobbyDelegates.com and push them to support Clinton or Obama

If you haven''t done so yet, please write a message to each of your state''s superdelegates at http://www.lobbydelegates.com

Obama Supporters:

Sending a note to current Obama supporters lets them know it''s appreciated, sending a note to current Clinton supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Obama, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Obama. It''s that easy...

Clinton Supporters too %u2026. !

It takes a moment, but what''s a few minutes now worth to get Clinton in office?! Those are really worth !

Sending a note to current Clinton supporters lets them know it''s appreciated, sending a note to current Obama supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Clinton, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Clinton. It''s that easy...; Reply to this comment


by fnewton1 May 29, 2008 1:17 AM EDT: Mr. McCain and the other neoconservatives continue to try to deceive the public about Iraq. First, they took the country into war based on the fictitious reasons about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, which were not found. Then the Iraq''s border was open for the Jihadists to cross. The neoconservatives started to claim that all anti-occupation operations are Qaida made ones, while there is no evidence that Qaida did exist in Iraq prior to the invasion, and studies by the congress and the pentagon confirmed that. The overwhelming majority of people all over the world understand why the neoconservatives went to Iraq: To steal its oil. Up till now, their mission is an utter failure, besides the fact that their aggression caused the death of about a million innocent Iraqi civilians. They also give a company made of criminals, cowboys and mercenaries a free hand to kill any number of Iraqis they wish.; Reply to this comment


by larysinclair May 28, 2008 11:04 PM EDT: Maybe Obama will visit Iraq after he visits all 58 states!! This guy is living in a dream and so are his supporters!! Kool-Aid land!!How could anyone support this YAHOO?!!; Reply to this comment


by fmrdem May 28, 2008 9:15 PM EDT: It seems that Obama has "A profound misunderstanding" about everything. He even "dreamed" he had an uncle in Auschwitz.; Reply to this comment


by riptide213 May 28, 2008 7:44 PM EDT: McCain Foreign War Zone Tours INC.

Make all your fantasies come true. Political campaign eccentric stunts are us.

See in only 15 hours what many take several 15 month combat tours to experience.

Visit urban islands of hunkered down weary forces in a turbulent sea of now resentful locals.

Halt briefly at over 4,000 locations of brave US military sacrifices for a superfluous mission instigated by dubious motives.

Fast moving, non stop ballistic windshield tours along sniper alley and other nonsecure urban insurrectionary war ambush zones.

Excluded. Off limits areas that you are not supposed to see.

On the left we have the fabricated WMD hiding spot.

On the right there is the under producing Iraqi oil refinery that was suppose to pay for this war thus relieving the US tax payer burden.

Showpiece of failed national infrastructure and other tell tale signs that all those now unaccounted for billions of US tax dollars were ineffectively used.

Any non staged photo opportunity revealing tangible evidence of an unachievable safe exit strategy.

Any shred of proof that does not ultimately leave Iraq in the same entrenched mess should the US pull out now or later.

Any hint of hope that concludes this political travesty does not shackle US tax payers holding a foul smelling bag of debt for an ambiguous war.

American citizens both tax payers and military have already seen and suffered enough regarding this foreign land and futile cause.; Reply to this comment